Sprint and T-Mobile

[mrrangerrick]

Today they announced that they are "combining". They didn't announce a "merger", but just that they were combining forces. I wonder how that's going to affect service. Personally, I have Sprint (for the unlimited data) and I'm sure they're trying their best to compete with Verizon's network. I'm interested to see how this plays out.

[mrrangerrick]

Nevermind, it was just reported...$26 Billion merger.

[patti4me]

I had no idea T-Mobile had gotten as big as it has.  I just assumed they were still the small AT&T wanna-be company they started out as being.  Guess I've been pretty much out of touch.

[yikes77]

What I was reading that customers may lose out in the long run as if the deal goes through, they are less inclined to give enticing discounts to switch.

[vg7405]

Hmm, between the two, I've only had a (horrible) personal experience with T-Mobile. Some of my friends who have Sprint proclaim that the quality of service/signal is horrible. This is why I am sticking with Verizon, LOL.

[stokeman455]

Verizon seemed to be more expensive than other carriers, I went back to AT&T.

[Sendmicheck]

It's nice to hear that they merged, let's  see what is next.

[singletonb]

I hope that this does not mean price hikes to customers

[nmbrown863]

Did not about this merging. I have verizon.

[pectacon]

I use a service that kind of piggybacks on T mobile so I'll have my fingers crossed that this won't drive service prices up.

[tantricia44]

Version is my provider but to me is too expensive but I'm stuck because I dropped tmoble & sprint a long time ago. I that as competition drops, customers will be paying a hefty bill!

[braggin]

This merger has to be approved by a government regulatory agency first and it is being reported that it is unlikely to get approved.

[JaniceSW]

I'm not sure how the merger of two big companies such as these would work out,  There would certainly be pluses and negatives.  I think combining resources to develop a 5k network would be a positive but I also believe decreased competition is never good for the consumer. At this point, I am wondering if such a merger would be approved considering anti-trust laws.
I will say that about a year ago I started using Consumer Cellular and have been very happy with the plans, phone I decided upon, and my bill.  I am planning to stay with them for awhile!

[shasha2210]

none don't like

[gaby_ro_2004]

I hate Verizon,but they have good coverage.Straight talk was the best(without a contract)and i have T-Mobile now.Not impressed.We'll see what the future will bring.